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EC Near Lake Preston

Greenfield

Kingsbury, South Dakota · SPP

DC Readiness
64.2
Good / 100

EC Near Lake Preston is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Kingsbury, South Dakota, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 64.2/100 DC Readiness and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneSPP_NORTH
Wholesale LMP$21.13/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilityNORTHWESTERN ENERGY - (SD)investor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 0.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth3
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs
Recent queue wait0.6 yrs
Completion rate22%
Withdrawal rate78%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTierPoint Sioux Falls - West
IXP distance56.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage94.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-central1
Cloud region distance224.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactKingsbury County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops
Former usenear retired oil plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score78/100
Construction cost index83.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterTierPoint Sioux Falls West Data Center
DC distance56.9 mi
Nearest rail3.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
Nearest fiber route100.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (22)
DC tax incentiveYes (no_income_tax)
Commercial electricity10.48¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.40¢/kWh
Cooling degree days700
Heating degree days7,300
Land price / acre$5,005

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: No state corporate income tax; no personal income tax; no personal property tax.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
71
Fiber connectivity12%
71
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
78
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
52
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
90

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Kingsbury, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Near Lake Preston
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs65.5
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs65.3
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs64.6
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs64.5
Lake PrestonBrownfield—24 MW1.0 yrs64.1
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs64.0
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs63.8
EC Near Lake PrestonGreenfield——1.0 yrs61.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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